PVP in Eso - Suggestions and Discussion.

Scottus11

I'd like to begin by saying that i recently picked up this game and have been loving the it as a whole, putting most of my time into pvp. Most things, including the mechanics of combat, are pretty awesome, however as an avid pvper i feel the longevity of this game (at least for the pvp community) is severely limited.

Yes we have cyrodilll, and yes it can be fun at times, however it almost feels like pvp content for pve players. What i mean by that is that pvp in cyrodill is primarily about strategy and numbers/zerg potential, rather than individual player skill. You spend half your time forming up large groups, waiting for people to group, sneaking across the insanely big map and only a small fraction of your time fighting other players, and even when this happens, its usually an extremely unbalanced fight. At times pvp in cyrodill feels more like a raid (with keeps being the bosses) then actual player versus player content.

Now I'm not fully against cyrodill as an option, however the main problem i see here is a complete lack of alternatives for pvp. There are countless suggestions all over these forums, and I will reiterate/propose the following here:

- A ranked arena for 1 v 1's 2 v 2's 5 v 5's etc

- Pvp minigames, including guild ranks ( 6 v 6 instanced pvp games, i.e capture the flag etc)

- why not create pvp instances of the open world? this is so simple to do, When players enter a zone they have an option for pvp or pve. Only people who want to fight in the open world have to, and this will give people places to fight, hunt and roam for years to come.

The beauty of PvP in MMO's is that it drives guild competition and player improvement, and gives your player base self driven content. You have a great game here and your combat system lends to some awesome Pvp potential, All's i ask is that you give us means by which to engage in meaningful and competitive PvP

Cheers for your time all,

Solanum

I really like this idea, while in most games I've played I am an avid PVP-er the PVP in ESO frustrates me. Aside from the balance issues, and the insane latency, the lack of finding a somewhat even fight takes a lot of fun out of the game for me.

Another option I would greatly appreciate is dueling. In other games this was always a great source of entertainment, but also allowed me to gain a better understanding of my class, and my abilities.

In regards to Cyrodiil, some amazing changes are already on the way, and I'd really like it if they made sneaking more difficult in larger groups.

For example, a 50 people stacked closely together should be easier to spot, then 1 person sneaking about.

Scottus11

Also minigames/ arenas should have scorecards with kills/deaths and damage done + healing done

miahq

But that's what AvA is supposed to be, that's what it was sold as. They even kept on telling people how big it would be. I don't understand how so many people can be disappointed or even angry that it's not something else other than what they said it would be.

Regardless, it's a moot point, because imperial city is exactly what a lot of those people have been complaining for. No running required, just good old fps, elder scrolls style.

dietlime

Yeah I want to like AvA, it's really fun with the right player density. The problem is I keep hitting walls of players so dense neither side can realistically interact other than being insta-gibbed. The groups I find invariably are fighting for keeps, and that's the natural result of doing so.

AshySamurai

Alliance War

Scottus11

You linked the alliance war forums despite tye fact that this post is about other forms of pvp that are specifically not AvA. Unfortunately zeni doesn't even have a pvp sub forum

Bloodystab

We have to w8 for Justice System - lets hope there will be some Open world peevepee, next on the round can be Imperial City. Maybe after we get some small scale Arena's and Duel system.

Scottus11

The Justice system certainly offers some great potential for open world pvp, lets just hope they opt for a less restricted version than is currently proposed.

Hortator Mopa

Eso has pvp? I thought that was a sloppy mess in the middle.

Scottus11

Hortator Mopa wrote: »

Eso has pvp? I thought that was a sloppy mess in the middle.

Exactly, this is why something needs to be done, as stated in my post